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  1. Sprig

    Best all around hunting knife?

    I to carry a small folding Buck knife and have since my dad gave me my first pocket knife when I was 9 years old. My whole life 24/7/365 have carried a pocket knife. Only exception is when I fly. I can’t imagine not having it in my pocket. Handiest thing I own.
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    Best all around hunting knife?

    The best all around hunting knife is a sharp knife. I’ve seen people with expensive several hundred dollar knives and inexpensive $40 knives and in every case the sharp knife whether cheap or expensive was the best knife. When I think of a “hunting” knife I think of a general purpose fixed...
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    hi there :)

    Catsrockmylife please come back, don’t leave us, we love you too. Oh and by the way are you by chance related to Hal9000?
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    hi there :)

    Yep, Dad nailed it. Likely AI learning as it goes. In any event the OP clearly is not a boating aficionado.
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    hi there :)

    The OP and his/her posts are strange and bizarre. Check out all 21 or so of the posts. He/has nothing to offer and offers nothing. The posts sound mechanical. I think this is either AI or a youngster playing around or actually is what is known as an internet troll. Just my 2 cents worth
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    Cleaning fishing rods

    Ya wants to see a load of various scents check out the Procure site. It’s amazing.
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    Cleaning fishing rods

    Do they work, I think so, just my opinion. It is known that fish use their sense of smell to locate food more than eyesight. Once they locate something by smell they then use their eyesight and mouth/taste. I’ve used scent and fished along side people not using scent and often (not always) been...
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    Cleaning fishing rods

    The lures I use for trolling (trout, salmon, striper) I use Procure fish attractant scent on. Those various attractants really stick to the lures and leave a residue. After a month or so they turn rancid and repel rather attract fish. Thus I wash the lures I’ve used scent on every so often...
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    Cleaning fishing rods

    I use Procure scent on my lures. After weeks of warm summer the scent residue on the lures will get rancid so I throw my lures in a bucket of water and unscented dish detergent. Soak, rub, rinse and all is good to go. I’ve heard of the wd40 on lures and I’ve heard for some it works. But for me...
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    Cleaning fishing rods

    Correction - do not use Dawn dish soap for cleaning lures . I got mixed up. It’s good for cleaning rods but not lures as it is scented. You do not want the scent residue left on lures. No problem with rods if some scent remains. For lures I use an unscented dish soap which I can’t remember the...
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    Cleaning fishing rods

    To clean lures I use Dawn dish detergent. I put some Dawn and water in a bucket, soak them and then rub the gunk and stuff off. I use the same combination to clean rods and cork handles. If the cork handles don’t get clean enough then use Mr. Clean Magic Eraser - it works. I have never had any...
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    Trailblazer for Tow Vehicle?

    First I don’t want a 16 to 22 year old vehicle that I’m not the original and only owner of for a tow vehicle. That’s a real crap shoot since for the most part you don’t know the true history of the vehicle , the problems it’s experienced, and the maintenance. As far as reliability of an old used...
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    Just a fun day at the range, I hadn’t been in a few years. I’ll never make that mistake again.

    I love shooting. I go to an indoor range every month sometimes twice a month. Once you’ve demonstrated your proficiency and safety knowledge you can rapid fire, double tap or what ever. I started out a revolver guy but now mostly shoot simi autos although I always bring a 357 or two , mostly...
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    Co-owning a boat?

    I haven’t done it but I knew a couple people who did years ago. It was disaster. It’s a bad bad bad bad idea. There are so many things that can and will go wrong I can’t even start to list them. Actually I have done it (I just remembered). About 40 years ago my wife and I went in together...
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    Experience Loopers

    2 one sentence posts in 13 years, interesting. Anyway I mean no offense but if you have or are getting a 35’ boat (that’s a darn big boat) and don’t know what electronics you should have then you need to go back to square one and take some basic boating classes, basic Navigation classes, basic...
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    1993 Grew Mercruiser 888

    I agree completely with those who have already commented. Being a mechanic you know that engine is going to need a lot more, a big lot more than the couple parts you replaced. And the outdrive unit will be another whole giant problem and expense. But even worse than the engine and out drive is...
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    Too big to beach?

    Yep too big to beach safely. Get a dingy or small zodia. Anchor at a safe distance from shore and use the dingy/zodiac to go from and back to the boat
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    Finally pulled a fish out of Lake Pleasant, AZ, and it was huge!

    Why oh why would you continue to fish a lake if you didn’t catch anything for 14 years. At the end of year one and no fish I think I’d move on
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    Weather analysis for nearshore fishing

    The weather that you say you avoid going out in is exactly what the weather report in your post shows. So stay home. Without having first hand knowledge of the area you’re boating in, it’s difficult at best to advise you. For example a 15 knot wind where I fish and boat may not create the same...
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    Tire size mismatch question

    The answer to your question since you already bough5 the 14’s is yes get a 14” wheel and tire.
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